TWO teenagers from Southampton were arrested in connection with a brawl outside a bar in the early hours of New Year’s Day.

Police were called at 2.20am on Wednesday to a report of a fight outside The Lost Paradise bar on Exeter Road, Bournemouth.

Officers attended the scene but the alleged offenders had already left the area.

The victim, a man aged in his 40s, sustained a laceration to the back of his head and attended hospital for treatment.

Dorset Police said a 19-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assault and affray. An 18-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of inflicting grievous bodily harm and affray. The two men have been released under investigation while enquiries continue.